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Western Sørkapp Land is a very remote and diverse region, which is representative of the European Arctic. The book describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sørkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980-1986 and 2008. Western Sørkapp Land has been experiencing dramatic natural changes such as glacial recession, the emergence of new landforms and Quaternary deposits as well as changes in the water drainage and network due to global warming. The establishment of South Spitsbergen National Park has led to a regeneration of the local reindeer herd and consequently the overgrazing of the local tundra resulting in altered plant communities. The transformation of Western Sørkapp Land will continue and its potential directions are outlined in the book.

Geomorphology --- Climatic changes --- Vegetation dynamics --- Dynamics of vegetation --- Acclimatization (Plants) --- Plant communities --- Vegetation and climate --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Geomorphic geology --- Physiography --- Physical geography --- Landforms --- Environmental aspects --- Spitsbergen Island (Norway) --- Shpit︠s︡bergen (Norway) --- Spitzbergen Island (Norway) --- Vestspitsbergen (Norway) --- West Spitsbergen (Norway) --- Svalbard (Norway) --- Environmental conditions. --- Global environmental change

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Originally published in 1694, this record of recent voyages made by Sir John Narborough, Abel Tasman, John Wood and Friderich Martens includes Tasman's account of discovering Tasmania and New Zealand in 1642. Equally engaging, Narborough's journal records his voyage to the Straits of Magellan and his interest in the lands and peoples he encountered from 1669 to 1671. Here also are Wood's thoughts on his 1676 attempt to find a north-east passage to the East Indies, along with Martens' observations on Spitsbergen and whaling in northern waters in 1671. The extracts given here, translated where necessary, offer valuable insights into seventeenth-century navigation and exploration. A selection of illustrations, ranging from maps to depictions of exotic flora and fauna, accompany the text. A key reference for later navigators and for those interested in the history of maritime exploration, the book was also one of the oldest works in Darwin's library aboard the Beagle.

Voyages and travels --- Magellan, Strait of (Chile and Argentina) --- Spitsbergen Island (Norway) --- Tasmania --- New Zealand --- Arctic regions --- Description and travel --- Arctic --- Arctic Ocean Region --- Arctic, The --- Far North --- The Arctic --- Polar regions --- Estrecho de Magellanes (Chile and Argentina) --- Strait of Magellan (Chile and Argentina) --- Aotearoa --- N.Z. (New Zealand) --- Nea Zēlandia --- Neu-Seeland --- Neuseeland --- Nieu-Seeland --- Niu-hsi-lan --- Nouvelle-Zélande --- Nov-Zelando --- Nova Zelanda --- Nova Zelandii︠a︡ --- Novai︠a︡ Zelandii︠a︡ --- Novai︠a︡ Zelandyi︠a︡ --- Novi Zeland --- Nový Zéland --- Novzelando --- Nowa Zelandia --- Nu Ziland --- Nueva Zelanda --- Nueva Zelandia --- Nuova Zelanda --- Nya Zeeland --- Nýja-Sjáland --- Nýsæland --- Nyū Jīrando --- Nyu Ziland --- Nyūjīrando --- NZ --- Seland Newydd --- Uus-Meremaa --- Zeelanda Berria --- Νέα Ζηλανδία --- Нова Зеландия --- Новая Зеландыя --- ניו זילנד --- ニュージーランド --- Tas --- Tassie --- State of Tasmania --- Tasmanien --- טסמניה --- Ṭasmanyah --- タスマニア州 --- Tasumania-shū --- タスマニア --- Tasumania --- Van Diemen's Land --- Shpit︠s︡bergen (Norway) --- Spitzbergen Island (Norway) --- Vestspitsbergen (Norway) --- West Spitsbergen (Norway) --- Svalbard (Norway)